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  Pasadena CA (JPL) May 25, 2018 Are you looking for an exotic destination to visit this summer? Why not take a virtual trip to an Earth-size planet beyond our solar system with NASA's interactive Exoplanet Travel Bureau? We live in a universe teeming with exoplanets, or planets outside our solar system. Unfortunately, even the nearest exoplanets are light-years away, so sending spacecraft and humans to these intriguing worlds remains a distant dream. But on NASA's Exoplanet Exploration website, you can explore an imagined ... read more |
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Phase Four Signs Contract with NASA to Vet its Propulsion System for Upcoming Small Satellite MissionsEl Segundo CA (SPX) May 25, 2018 Phase Four, a provider of electric radio frequency (RF) thrusters for in-space propulsion, has announced that NASA has purchased one of Phase Four's second-generation RF thrusters to vet its capabil ... more  
Scientists Shrink Chemistry Lab to Seek Evidence of Life on MarsGreenbelt MD (SPX) May 25, 2018 An international team of scientists has created a tiny chemistry lab for a rover that will drill beneath the Martian surface looking for signs of past or present life. The toaster oven-sized lab, ca ... more  
NASA: Commercial Partners Key to Sustainable Moon PresenceWashington DC (SPX) May 25, 2018 As NASA shifts human exploration back to the Moon, U.S. commercial partnerships will be a key to expediting missions and building a sustainable presence on the lunar surface. The agency is orchestra ... more 
Opportunity Collects Panoramas for Site Awareness and Future Drive PlanningPasadena CA (JPL) May 25, 2018 Opportunity is still about halfway down in "Perseverance Valley" on the west rim of Endeavour Crater, pursuing hypotheses as to the origin of the valley. The rover is positioned next to some t ... more |
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OSL Optics to help unlock the secrets of Jupiter's Icy MoonsKenley UK (SPX) May 24, 2018 Optical Surfaces Ltd. (OSL) announces selection by Hensoldt Optronics GmbH, formerly Airbus (Oberkochen, Germany) to supply key precision optics for optical testing the Ganymede Laser Altimeter (GAL ... more  
Discovery of the first body in the Solar System with an extrasolar originParis, France (SPX) May 23, 2018 Asteroid 2015 BZ509 is the very first object in the Solar System shown to have an extrasolar origin. This remarkable discovery was made by CNRS researcher Fathi Namouni and her Brazilian colleague H ... more 
Mars Society launches Kickstarter to create MarsVR Crew Training ProgramLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 22, 2018 The Mars Society, the world's largest space advocacy group dedicated to the human exploration and settlement of the planet Mars, has launched a Kickstarter campaign to help raise $27,500 for a new o ... more  
Cosmic Ravioli And SpaetzleBern, Switzerland (SPX) May 22, 2018 The small inner moons of Saturn look like giant ravioli and spaetzle. Their spectacular shape has been revealed by the Cassini spacecraft. For the first time, researchers of the University of Bern ( ... more 
Interstellar asteroid in orbit around SunLondon, UK (SPX) May 21, 2018 A new study has discovered the first known permanent immigrant to our solar system. The asteroid, currently nestling in Jupiter's orbit, is the first known asteroid to have been captured from anothe ... more |
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 Jupiter: A New Perspective 
Extrasolar asteroid has been orbiting sun for over 4 billion yearsSao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) May 22, 2018 The Solar System is much vaster and more complex than is usually assumed. The Sun's gravitational pull on the gravitational fields of the nearest stars is estimated to extend for approximately two l ... more  |
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China satellite heralds first mission to dark side of MoonBeijing (AFP) May 21, 2018 China launched on Monday a relay satellite that will allow a rover to communicate with the Earth from the far side of the Moon during an unprecedented mission later this year. ... more 
Planet hunter snaps test image on Lunar flyby on route to final orbitGreenbelt MD (SPX) May 21, 2018 NASA's next planet hunter, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), is one step closer to searching for new worlds after successfully completing a lunar flyby on May 17. The spacecraft pass ... more 
NASA engineers teach Mars rover Curiosity to drill againWashington (UPI) May 18, 2018 Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory are preparing to add percussion to an improvised drill technique already being used by the Curiosity rover on Mars. ... more 
Aireon System Deployment Continues with Sixth Successful LaunchMcLean VA (SPX) May 23, 2018 Aireon reports the sixth successful launch and deployment of its space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) payloads, hosted by the Iridium NEXT satellite constellation. At ... more 
Space Station PanicBethesda, MD (SPX) May 23, 2018 Space station astronauts are "high-risk-taking" individuals. They volunteer to fly from the Earth to the International Space Station (ISS) on board a Russian launch vehicle that has a less-than-stel ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 25, 2018 
An international team of scientists has created a tiny chemistry lab for a rover that will drill beneath the Martian surface looking for signs of past or present life. The toaster oven-sized lab, called the Mars Organic Molecule Analyzer or MOMA, is a key instrument on the ExoMars Rover, a joint mission between the European Space Agency and the Russian space agency Roscosmos, with a significant ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) May 24, 2018 
About 50 people from various countries have shown interest in an experiment simulating the flight to an orbital station near the Moon, a representative of the Institute of Medicobiological Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences told Sputnik.
The experiment is part of international SIRIUS missions, which serve to help finish preparations for deep space flights, including flights to pla ... more |
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 Kenley UK (SPX) May 24, 2018 
Optical Surfaces Ltd. (OSL) announces selection by Hensoldt Optronics GmbH, formerly Airbus (Oberkochen, Germany) to supply key precision optics for optical testing the Ganymede Laser Altimeter (GALA), one of 10 scientific instruments on-board the JUICE (Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer) mission.
The JUICE mission is part of the European Space Agency (ESA) cosmic vision programme and its objectiv ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) May 25, 2018 
Are you looking for an exotic destination to visit this summer? Why not take a virtual trip to an Earth-size planet beyond our solar system with NASA's interactive Exoplanet Travel Bureau?
We live in a universe teeming with exoplanets, or planets outside our solar system. Unfortunately, even the nearest exoplanets are light-years away, so sending spacecraft and humans to these intriguing w ... more |
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 Washington DC (AFP) May 22, 2018 
A SpaceX rocket Tuesday blasted off a duo of sports car-sized satellites built by the US and Germany to reveal changes in sea level rise, ice melt and drought on Earth.
"Three, two, one, liftoff!" said a SpaceX commentator as the Falcon 9 rocket launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 12:47 pm Pacific time (1947 GMT).
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 Xichang, China (XNA) May 22, 2018 
The relay satellite, launched Monday for China's Chang'e-4 lunar probe, is carrying the largest communication antenna ever used in deep space exploration, according to Chinese experts.
The launch of the satellite Queqiao, or Magpie Bridge, is a key step for China to realize its goal of sending the Chang'e-4 lunar probe to soft-land on the far side of the Moon.
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 Paris, France (SPX) May 23, 2018 
Asteroid 2015 BZ509 is the very first object in the Solar System shown to have an extrasolar origin. This remarkable discovery was made by CNRS researcher Fathi Namouni and her Brazilian colleague Helena Morais, and is published on 21 May 2018 in MNRAS.
Could some bodies in our Solar System come from the vicinity of other stars? Astronomers are in disagreement about comets, with some argui ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) March 19, 2018 
The US Air Force will this summer begin testing a laser that will be mounted on an F-15 warplane, an official said Monday.
The Pentagon last year awarded a $26 million contract to Lockheed Martin for a laser program called SHiELD (Self-protect High Energy Laser Demonstrator.)
The idea is to put a laser system on aircraft with an output of about 50 kilowatts to test their ability to zap ... more |
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 Riyadh (AFP) May 24, 2018  Saudi air defences on Thursday intercepted a ballistic missile over the southern city of Jizan after it was fired from rebel-held territory in neighbouring Yemen, a Saudi-led military coalition said.
Debris from the missile landed in residential areas of Jizan without causing casualties, coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki said in a statement released by the official Saudi Press Agency.
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 Bern, Switzerland (SPX) May 22, 2018 
The small inner moons of Saturn look like giant ravioli and spaetzle. Their spectacular shape has been revealed by the Cassini spacecraft. For the first time, researchers of the University of Bern (Switzerland) show how these moons were formed. The peculiar shapes are a natural outcome of merging collisions among similar-sized little moons, as computer simulations demonstrate.
When Martin ... more |
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 Edmonton, Canada (SPX) May 25, 2018 
Scientists at the University of Alberta have applied a machine learning technique using artificial intelligence to perfect and automate atomic-scale manufacturing, something which has never been done before. The vastly greener, faster, smaller technology enabled by this development greatly reduces impact on the climate while still satisfying the insatiable demands of the information age.
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) May 21, 2018
Scheduled to launch no earlier than May 22, the twin satellites of the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO) mission, a collaboration between NASA and the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), will continue the work of monitoring changes in the world's water cycle and surface mass, which was so well performed by the original GRACE mission. There are far more than f ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) May 22, 2018 
Researchers have studied how a 'drumstick' made of light could make a microscopic 'drum' vibrate and stand still at the same time.
A team of researchers from the UK and Australia have made a key step towards understanding the boundary between the quantum world and our everyday classical world.
Quantum mechanics is truly weird. Objects can behave like both particles and waves, and can ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) May 20, 2018  For its updated news application, Google is doubling down on the use of artificial intelligence as part of an effort to weed our disinformation and help users get viewpoints beyond their own "filter bubble."
Google chief Sundar Pichai, who unveiled the updated Google News earlier this month, said the app now "surfaces the news you care about from trusted sources while still giving you a full ... more |
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 Palmdale CA (SPX) May 23, 2018 
Lockheed Martin's Stalker eXtended Endurance (XE) unmanned aerial system (UAS) has been upgraded with a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capability. This new option gives users greater mission flexibility allowing them to operate the system in more austere locations.
The new VTOL option features a reduced logistics footprint and expands how and where the Stalker XE UAS may operate. Oth ... more |
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